I made this Homemade Zoltar Costume from Big back in high school the night before Halloween. Basically took a big box and spraypainted it and rubbed coal from the woodstove on it to make it look a little bit less like a cardboard box and cut it to size. I’m pretty sure I was wearing … Read more
My daughter, Megan, decided that she wanted to be something amazing this year for Halloween. She came up with the homemade Gumball Machine Halloween costume idea all on her own. I searched for ideas on the web (including this site) and I did find some Gumball Machine costumes. However, they weren’t quite what I was … Read more
Ever since I was little I have always loved the Claw Machine game so this year I decided that I want a Homemade DIY Claw Machine Halloween Costume. I started by purchasing 4 sheets of 24”x18” plexiglass and three 8’x 3/4” x 3/4” sections of angled aluminum. I framed up the 4 sheets of plexiglass … Read more
We make our costume’s every year to save money. This year I came up with a “SOLD OUT Homemade Kissing Booth Couple Costume ” idea. It was super easy to make. And everyone’s reactions to it was awesome. I wore the kissing booth and my better half wrapped almost 2000 fair tickets around his neck … Read more
Halloween is my favourite holiday, and I like to be something unique and different. This year I wasn’t sure what to be when I came across a really puffy crinoline and top at a thrift store for 12 dollars. I decided I was going to be a saloon girl. I had a corset top at … Read more
Our friends had a Halloween party and was low on cash so I had the idea to make my own costume. It took about 2 hours to make this one night stand costume. I used a giant cardboard box, then painted it with craft brown paint, found some old cheap cabinet knobs and a little … Read more
Last year I decided to make my own costume instead of buy one. I came up with the idea of dressing up as a Cereal Killer by searching different creative costume ideas online. The Cereal Killer costume idea came up a few times online, however, not exactly the way I made it. I had so … Read more
I went as a mail order bride last Halloween, my costume only cost like $35. I borrowed the dress from my boyfriend’s parents who have a huge collection of Halloween costumes, I got the box, the stickers and the bubble-wrap from the FedEx store. I got the fake cheesy flowers from AC Moore. My veil … Read more
I am a fan of really original and fun Halloween costumes. This year I had a pretty strict budget and I really had to get the creative juices flowing. I came up with the homemade Mail Order Bride costume idea from a political cartoon I saw of a bride jumping out of a mailbox. I … Read more
Since I am a white little girl I decided to play it up a bit. I went as “White Trash” to an awards party. I used a trash bag as a dress, a chain of rubber bands as a belt, trash from my friend’s lunches during a week at school and plastic wrap in my … Read more
My son was obsessed with the cable guy. If we were driving and we saw a truck we had to follow it. So it was no wonder what he wanted to be for Halloween that year. I purchased a blue shirt and made an iron from their logo from a bill. And put his name … Read more
My mom and I made this homemade weatherwoman costume together. When we thought of it we decided that it needs to be more than just a weatherwoman so we added a few things and called her Wendy Weathers. First, we put together the clothes. A blazer I already had, a button-up shirt, a leaf scarf, … Read more